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Nikky Joe Green
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Trooper

Nikky Joe Green

Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Oklahoma City, OK
Felonious
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End of Watch December 26, 2003
Age 35
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
The Vigil Panel 151 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 38

Incident

Trooper Nikky Green was shot and killed after he stopped to check on a vehicle parked on the side of the road, which had its trunk and hood open.

Trooper Green informed his dispatcher at about 7:00 a.m. that he was out with a possible disabled vehicle on the north side of Devol, about five miles north of the Texas state line. During the stop, Trooper Green discovered a suspect had been cooking Methamphetamine. When he attempted to arrest the suspect, a struggle ensued, and Trooper Green lost control of his weapon. The suspect shot and killed Trooper Green before fleeing the scene.

When the Highway Patrol was unable to make radio contact with Trooper Green, a Cotton County Sheriff's deputy went to investigate and found Trooper Green alongside a rural county road about a mile from U.S. 70. The suspect was apprehended two days after the murder and was eventually sentenced to death.

Trooper Green had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 6 years and was assigned to Troop G.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and a foster child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Green gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Green.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
Platform Identity ohp.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 26, 2003
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Nikky is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2003, 64 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 117th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Nikky was 35. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Nikky had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Oklahoma Highway Patrol has 39 officers remembered here, Nikky among them.

Across the years

Trooper Nikky Joe Green

Oklahoma Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 26, 2003

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-E

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